Demonstration of a Monolithic and Fully Telecom-Fiber-Compatible Tunable Source of Polarization Entangled Photon Pairs Based on a van der Waals Material

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.21874v1
• Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:24:15 GMT
• Title: Demonstration of a Monolithic and Fully Telecom-Fiber-Compatible Tunable Source of Polarization Entangled Photon Pairs Based on a van der Waals Material
• Abstract summary: We present a single-mode-optical-fiber-based source of polarization entangled photon pairs for the near-infrared telecommunication band.<n>Two of the four maximally entangled Bell states, as well as fully co-polarized pairs can be produced.
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• Abstract: We present a tunable, single-mode-optical-fiber-based source of polarization entangled photon pairs for the near-infrared telecommunication band that is deployable in standard infrastructure. The photon pairs are generated via spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in a submicron-scale thin film of the inversion-broken rhombohedral polytype of the transition metal dichalcogenide molybdenum disulfide (3R-MoS$_2$), located between two fiber connectors. By exploiting the intrinsic symmetries of the second-order nonlinear susceptibility tensor of 3R-MoS$_2$, this hybrid approach offers control over the generated two-photon polarization state through the incident pump polarization. Most notably, two of the four maximally entangled Bell states, as well as fully co-polarized pairs can be produced. This represents a substantial improvement in terms of tunability and simplicity over established fiber-integrated sources, which require additional optical elements, precise alignment, or careful engineering of design parameters. Additionally, a nonlinear drop in the background photoluminescence signal of 3R-MoS$_2$ is observed at low pump powers, allowing us to reach a coincidences-to-accidentals ratio (CAR) of $(8.3\pm1.8)\times10^{3}$, the highest value recorded for SPDC in van der Waals materials to date.

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